Historical Events In 1944

May 03   "Meet Me in St Louis" opens on Broadway in the year 1944.   

May 03   In the year 1944 dr. Robert Woodward and Dr. William Doering produced the first synthetic quinine   

May 03   Meat rationing ends in US on this day in history.   

May 04   In the year 1944 rCAF kills three German U-boats in under a month.   

May 05   On this day in history gandhi freed from prison   

May 05   In the year 1944 russian offensive against Sebastopol Krim   

May 06   On this day in history 70th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 2:04.2   

May 07   On this day in history german assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia   

May 07   HMCS Valleyfield torpedoed in the year 1944.   

May 08   33 communist resistance fighter sentenced to death in the year 1944.   

May 08   On this day in history the first eye bank is established in New York City   

May 08   On this day in history u-575 sinks Asphodel   

May 09   1st eye bank opens in New York in the year 1944.   

May 09   In the year 1944 country singer Jimmie Davis becomes Governor of Louisiana   

May 09   Dutch resistance fighter Gerard Musch arrested on this day in history.   

May 09   Ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

May 09   Russians recapture Crimea by taking Sevastopol in the year 1944.   

May 09   In the year 1944 the first eye bank opens (NYC)   

May 10   On this day in history chinese offensive in West-Yunnan   

May 10   Smith v Allwright (excluding Blacks from primary voting) is illegal on this day in history.   

May 11   In the year 1944 allied forces launch a major offensive in central Italy   

May 11   Henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37 in the year 1944.   

May 11   On this day in history opposition group surprise attack post office washer   

May 11   In the year 1944 slomp Resistance fighter (Frits de Zwerver) freed from Arnhem prison   

May 12   900+ 8th Air Force bombers attack Zwikau, Bohlen & Brüx on this day in history.   

May 12   In the year 1944 arthur T Quiller-Couch [Q], British author/critic, dies at 80   

May 12   Krim purged of Nazi troops on this day in history.   

May 12   Secret Police arrest Gerrit Van de Peat on this day in history.   

May 13   On this day in history 70th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 1:59.2   

May 13   On this day in history hitler gives permission for German forces to withdraw from the USSR   

May 14   On this day in history 91 German bombers harass Bristol   

May 14   In the year 1944 british troops occupy Kohima   

May 14   General Rommel, Speidel & von Stülpnagel attempt to assassinate Hitler on this day in history.   

May 14   The birth of George Lucas, Creator of the Star Wars films in the year 1944.   

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke   

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 08   In the year 1944 death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

Jan 11   On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies